On 02/02/2013 05:21 PM, Glenn Adams wrote:
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> On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net
> <mailto:rubys@intertwingly.net>> wrote:
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> On 02/02/2013 08:11 AM, Glenn Adams wrote:
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> On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 12:52 AM, Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@iki.fi
> <mailto:hsivonen@iki.fi>
> <mailto:hsivonen@iki.fi <mailto:hsivonen@iki.fi>>> wrote:
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> On Feb 1, 2013 10:26 PM, "Glenn Adams" <glenn@skynav.com
> <mailto:glenn@skynav.com>
> <mailto:glenn@skynav.com <mailto:glenn@skynav.com>>> wrote:
> > Since I represent a commercial video provider here, I
> can speak
> authoritatively that they are interested in providing
> services to
> the widest array of users in the widest array of platforms,
> etc.
>
> Yet, in practice, people can observe e.g. Voddler saying
> that their
> licensors (major studios) won't let them target desktop
> Linux even
> though Linux has Flash Player available and they use Flash
> Player
> for DRM on Windows and Mac.
>
> On the other hand, I was just speaking with a VP of one of the
> six major
> studios yesterday, who assured me that they wished to ensure their
> content was interoperable on Android and other Linux platforms.
>
>
> But no announced, concrete plans?
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>
> No, but this studio (and others) are active in the DECE/Ultraviolet (UV)
> work, and he expressed hope that support for a UV CDM would be developed
> and supported on Android/Linux as well as other OS platforms.
I see that statement as being one quite different than your previous
statement.
There is no question that Android is based on Linux. But as Ubuntu is a
quite popular Linux Distribution, when hearing "Android and other Linux
platforms", I would conclude that it would be highly likely that Ubuntu
would be concluded. Which would be a significant change. My experience
with Dish Anywhere and Netflix is that both work on Android but neither
work on Ubuntu (or RedHat or Suse or...).
When I hear "Android/Linux as well as other OS platforms", I hear a
statement that does not address Henri's point. Many DRM solutions today
work on "Android/Linux as well as other OS platforms"... what Henri was
commenting on was licensors preventing deployment on desktop Linux
operating systems.
> My conclusion is that there is fairly widespread interest in the studios
> in having EME move forward.
That is clear. It is also clear that there is widespread objections.
The chairs are actively working with W3C Management to determine how
best to proceed.
- Sam Ruby